22 Mar 1940
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1940
Page
1
The article notes Scandinavia's push toward peace amid Russo Finnish fighting. It reports Soviet control of the northern Finland coast and Finnish defense around Viipuri. Nazi mediation hints surface while Rome and Berlin seek advantage as Roosevelt pushes farm aid and Congress debates budgets.
For months Nazi mines threaten shipping as British seaways explore anti mine measures on the Queen Elizabeth secret maiden voyage. Analysts debate if a girdle of insulated cables neutralizes magnetic fuzes or acts as a radio antenna to explode mines. Meanwhile Mexico edges toward settlement over expropriated oil, and global unrest spreads from Argentina to Palestine and China with martial law, land purchase limits, and shifting alliances.
Virginia notes that Dp Wilson, a 300 pound radio host, appears as Slim in Buck Benny Rides Again and may prefer acting to announcing He will ride a horse he uses on screen while Paramount and other studios push new projects including Professor Quiz film shorts Judy Garland earns a special academy award for outstanding juvenile Janice Logan praised as Best Dressed Student at Sarah Lawrence and fashion mishap with hats shared on Bing Crosby broadcast featuring Sabu
The passage compiles a bizarre census questionnaire with invasive queries about personal finances, residence, and household assets, followed by a vivid Hawaiian dance description and assorted local notes. It mixes a mock census form with cultural snippets, a bank closing report from Stonington, a humorous sign about a driver asleep, and a brief aside on a film venture by Jimmy Roosevelt, reflecting a snapshot of mid-century public discourse. The items include mentions of Gooney dance, electric ice boxes, radios, and a satirical take on federal inquiries.
Look magazine quotes Interior Secretary Ickes derisively about Dewey calling him photogenic and a clamor boy. Ned Smith, Illinois official, commits suicide in a Springfield hospital after being banished for criticizing Gov Horner. Father Bivene ordered to repay $3937 to a follower. Dorothy Lamord loses tonsils. Hitler pledges a victory of my life on memorial day. Joan M Hamilton says no 1940 convention peak and asks Democrats to follow suit.
Forty thousand German artisans have been sent to conquered Poland to take over small businesses and purge libraries as part of a suppression program. The note cites authentic reports on ongoing coercive moves amid occupation and cultural control actions.
Douglass Montgomery will headline a Star Theater appearance on March 27 with Florence Reed and Helen Claire in Double Door. Basil Rathbone improvised a scene with a black cat in Destiny, injuring his thumb, now healed. Joel McCrea enjoyed a ranch vacation cowhanding and camping with cowboys, a typical getaway of his.
A set of ten quiz prompts covering topics from botany and physics to history and geography. Questions include date palm fruiting, level water, longest siege, cribbing in exams, definitions of geology geography or geodesy, US citizenship and voting rights, the Battle of Bunker Hill quote, Tahiti control, origin of the derby hat, and mercury evaporation.
A compact notice recalls the battle’s enduring legacy with key dates and entities. It mentions Nebuchadnezzar’s siege of Tyre, Chinese cribbing evidence from 1562, and questions about voting rights and geography while tying items to historical context and places like France and Derby.
A compact reflection on friendship urging justice and truth as pillars that command respect even when they wound pride and mortify us. The quote emphasizes enduring value of honesty in loyalty.
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